Yahoo News17 天
Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
Without the dams reducing the amount of water flowing into the Caspian, the current level of the sea would be 3 to 5 feet higher, evidence suggests. The expected declines in water levels will have ...
Yahoo17 天
Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is a geographical marvel and a critical resource for the five countries—Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan—that border it. But the future of the world’s ...
World Politics Review18 天
Climate Change—and Complacency—Is Drying Up the Caspian Sea
Two ships ship lie grounded ashore in the Caspian Sea, north of Makhachkala, Russia, Feb. 1, 2005 (AP Photo by Hadzhimurad Zurgalov). Editor’s note: Robert Looney passed away on Dec. 19 ...
The Diplomat7 天
The Shrinking Caspian Sea: An Environmental and Geopolitical Emergency
Last month, an 18th-century 28-meter wooden shipwreck was discovered off the Mazandaran coast of the Caspian Sea in southern Iran ... on the natural world. The evidence of the crisis is clear ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs25 天
18th-century shipwreck discovered on Iran's Caspian Sea coast reveals maritime trade history
A detailed investigation of a wooden shipwreck discovered off the Mazandaran coast in southern Iran shed light on maritime trade in the Caspian Sea ... during the period. Evidence of spruce ...